One More Smile (for Chanya)

Chanya, full of positivity, just as your name,
With an ever warm smile that lights up moments,
A heart made of kindness itself,
Easy to miss, impossible to forget.

Just one more smile is all I ask for,
A smile to assure me of better moments ahead,
A laugh,
To calm nerves and calm my heart,
One more smile to make me smile too,
One more smile to remind me of care.

Lighten my head with the sound of your guitar,
Carry away this load of heavy thoughts,
I don't want to just hold on to memories,
I want to hold your hand and know you're here.

Mariam,
A flower plucked from it's young bud,
Yet the fragrance of your petals lives on,
Smile for me,
I'll look up to the clouds for a sign,
And imagine you with Angels,
Make them smile too as you did here,
And find eternal rest and peace.

Just one more smile,
Before I miss you again,
Just one more...

Sam